German Information Center Essay Contest For Kids

Scholarships for Middle School Students

Make Me Laugh Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: August 31, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Student Transportation Video Contest

Sponsor: American Road & Transportation Builders Association

Amount: $500

Deadline: Opening in Spring 2017

Description: Contest is open to students in elementary school through graduate school. Contestant must submit a video on transportation infrastructure.

We the Future Contest

Sponsor: Constituting America

Amount: Varied based on class standing

Deadline: September 17, 2017

Description: Contest is open to K-12 students, college students, law school students, graduate schools students, adults 25 years of age and older, and seniors 65 years of age and older. Each age group has different requirements, so applicants should visit the website for details.

Shout It Out Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: September 30, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Writer’s Square Essay Contest

Sponsor: Hakka Foundation

Amount: Up to $1,000

Deadline: March 31, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to all enrolled students from 1st grade to college. Applicant must write an essay on how they can make the world a better place.

Save the Frogs! Art Contest

Sponsor: Save the Frogs!

Amount: $100

Deadline: TBA 2017

Description: Contest is open to anyone, regardless of age, with a talent for art. Applicant must submit a cool frog piece of art.

Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award

Sponsor: From the Top

Amount: Up to $10,000

Deadline: March 1, 2017

Description: Award is open to classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers between the ages of 8 and 18 who have not yet entered college during the 2016-2017 academic year.

Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: October 31, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Patriot’s Pen Competition

Sponsor: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

Amount: Up to $30,000

Deadline: TBD 2017

Description: Competition is open to students in grades 9-12. Applicant must submit an essay on the following theme: “My Responsibility to America.”

Education Matters Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $5,000

Deadline: November 30, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Americanism Essay Contest

Sponsor: Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)

Amount: TBD 2017

Deadline: December 1, 2016

Description: Contest is open to students in grades seven through 12 (or equivalent). Applicant must be sponsored by a branch of the Fleet Reserve Association or a unit of the Ladies Auxiliary. Applicant must submit an essay on the theme, “What Memorial Day Means to Me.”

Angela Award

Sponsor: National Science Teachers Association

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: December 15, 2016

Description: Award is open to female students in grades 5-8 who are residents of the United States, US Territories, or Canada. Applicant must have a strong passion for STEM.

Rubincam Youth Award

Sponsor: National Genealogical Society

Amount: Up to $500

Deadline: December 15, 2016

Description: Award is open to students in grades 7 through 12. Applicants must submit a genealogical project.

Apprentice Ecologist Initiative Youth Scholarship Program

Sponsor: Nicodemus Wilderness Project

Amount: Up to $500

Deadline: December 31, 2016

Description: Scholarships are open to students between the ages of 13 and 21 who are candidates for a degree/diploma at a primary (middle school), secondary (high school), or accredited post-secondary educational institution from any country around the world. Applicant must conduct their own environmental stewardship project in 2016.

Poetry Card Contest

Sponsor: Blue Mountain Arts

Amount: Up to $300

Deadline: December 31, 2016

Description: Contestant must submit an original poem.

Top Ten List Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: December 31, 2016

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Unigo Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $10,000

Deadline: December 31, 2016

Description: Applicant must be at least 13 years of age or older, a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education.

Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award

Sponsor: From the Top

Amount: Up to $10,000

Deadline: January 9, 2017

Description: Award is open to classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers between the ages of 8 and 18 who have not yet entered college during the 2016-2017 academic year.

TeenLife Summer Promotion

Sponsor: TeenLife

Amount: $500

Deadline: January 25, 2017

Description: Promotion is open to students between the age of 13 and 19 years of age. The student must browse the TeenLife’s “Guide to Overnight Summer Programs” and fill out the interest form to get more information.

Association of Women in Mathematics Essay Contest

Sponsor: Association for Women in Mathematics

Amount: Varies

Deadline: January 31, 2017

Description: Contest is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and undergraduate students. The student must submit an essay based on an interview with women currently working in a mathematical career.

I Have a Dream Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: January 31, 2017

Description: Applicant must be 13 years of age or older, be a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must submit a short essay (250 words or less) about a dream.

First Catholic Slavak Ladies Association High School Scholarship

Sponsor: First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association (FCSLA)

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: February 23, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to members in good standing with the Association for at least three years prior to the date of application. Applicant must also have a policy with the organization in his or her own name. Scholarships are open to students in grades 1-12, as well as college and graduate students.

Sweet & Simple Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: February 28, 2017

Description: Applicant must be 13 years of age or older, be a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must submit a short written response about a gift they received.

Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award

Sponsor: From the Top

Amount: Up to $10,000

Deadline: March 1, 2017

Description: Award is open to classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers between the ages of 8 and 18 who have not yet entered college during the 2016-2017 academic year.

NSF Peer Tutoring Scholarship Competition

Sponsor: National Scholar Foundation, Inc.

Amount: Up to $1,000

Deadline: March 1, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to non-paid student tutors in a middle and high school. Applicant must submit a 500-word essay on a given topic to peer tutoring.

2017 GRHS Youth Essay Contest

Sponsor: Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS)

Amount: Up to $1,000

Deadline: March 31, 2018

Description: Contest is open to students attending public, private, parochial, or home schools, and to students attending accredited universities. Students must submit an essay on a topic related to German-Russian history, heritage or culture. The student does not need to be ethnic German-Russian to enter the contest.

Superpower Scholarships

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $2,500

Deadline: March 31, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. In a short written response, the student must explain which superhero or villain they would want to changes places with for a day and why.

Fifth Month Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: May 31, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Do-Over Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: June 30, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Flavor of the Month Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: July 31, 2017

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Essay Task

Grades 6-8 How have child labor laws affected society?

Grades 9-12 How have child labor laws affected society? Please know that descriptive, illustrative, and point of view styles are all acceptable.

Your submission needs to be between 300 and 500 words. It must address the task. Judging will be based on grammar, organization, spelling, and how you address the task.

You must have a gmail account to enroll in the contest. Deadline for submission is April 6, 2018. Click the link below for more information.

Essay Contest Information & Enrollment Link

ABOUT LYDDIE

From two-time Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson.

When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm’s debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true.